March 23, 2016 – Nuclear Energy and the Clean Energy Future

On March 23, 2016, the Guarini Center on Environmental, Energy and Land Use Law at NYU School of Law, held a discussion on, “Nuclear Energy and the Clean Energy Future.”

Nuclear energy currently provides approximately 20 percent of America’s electricity—and the majority of the country’s zero-emissions electricity. Yet across the nation, many nuclear power plants are struggling to stay in business. These struggles raise questions about how states will implement their ambitious commitments to lower the carbon intensity of their power sectors. This event will examine the role that nuclear energy should play in helping America’s transition towards a lower-carbon energy system as well as legal and policy options for supporting nuclear energy. New York State’s recently proposed Clean Energy Standard, which is an innovative response to nuclear energy’s challenges, will be discussed in detail.

Speakers include:

Raj Addepalli, Managing Director of Utility Rates & Services, New York Public Service CommissionEmily Hammond, Associate Dean for Public Engagement; Professor of Law, George Washington University Law SchoolEmilie Nelson, Vice President of Market Operations, New York Independent System OperatorEduardo Porter, Reporter, The New York Times Martin Proctor, SVP, State Government and Regulatory Affairs and Competitive Market Policy, Exelon